Computer Science - Burlington County College

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Each description includes a key indicating the
weekly hours assigned to lecture, laboratory
or studio and clinical activities for the course.
For example, 3/2/1 means the course involves
3 hours of lecture per week, 2 hours of lab or
studio per week, and 1 hour clinical per week.
Certain courses are offered only once
or twice a year or on a 15-week format
only. Please check course descriptions and
semester brochures. Some courses require
a course or materials fee.
Accounting
ACC 112 Principles of Financial Accounting I
with Spreadsheets 4 cr.
This course introduces accrual accounting
theory and practice. It includes financial
statements, the accounting cycle, accounting
for assets and current liabilities, and
preparation of financial statements for sole
proprietorship and corporate business forms. It
includes instruction in electronic spreadsheet
applications.
Prerequisite: MTH 075, ENG 075
4/0/0 FA/SP Course fee charged
ACC 113 Principles of Financial Accounting II
with Spreadsheets 4 cr.
This course examines partnership and
corporation accounting, preparing and using
financial statements, manufacturing and cost
systems, financial statement analysis,
budgeting and control, and federal income
tax. It includes instruction in electronic
spreadsheet applications.
Prerequisite: ACC 112
4/0/0 FA/SP Course fee charged
ACC 115 Managerial Accounting
with Spreadsheets 4 cr.
This course examines the uses of accounting
data in the management process. It includes
cost behavior analysis, job order and process
costing, planning and control, standard
costing, capital budgeting, cash flows and
financial statement analysis. It includes
instruction in electronic spreadsheet applications.
Prerequisite: ACC 112
4/0/0 FA/SP Course fee charged
ACC 210 Intermediate Accounting I 3 cr.
This course demonstrates the application of
current accounting principles and procedures
to problems such as financial statement presentation,
balance sheet, profit determination,
depreciation and accounting for current
assets.
Prerequisite: ACC 111 or ACC 113
3/0/0 FA
ACC 211 Intermediate Accounting II 3 cr.
This course emphasizes investments,
depreciable assets, intangibles, liabilities, leases,
corporate capital, retained earnings, statement
of cash flows, and earnings per share.
Prerequisite: ACC 210
3/0/0 SP
ACC 213 Cost Accounting 4 cr.
This course focuses on cost concepts, job
order and process costing, analysis of materials,
labor and factory overhead costs, budgeting,
standard costing, and capital budgeting.
Prerequisite: ACC 111 or ACC 113
4/0/0
Agriculture Business
AGR 120 Soil Science 3 cr.
This course describes the fundamentals of soil
science emphasizing the physical, chemical
and biological properties of soils in relation to
plant growth, environmental problems, and
agricultural applications. Soil classification and
mapping will also be discussed.
2/2/0
AGR 130 Principles of Plant Protection 3 cr.
This course describes the principles of plant
pest control. Topics include the evaluation of
pest problems, environmental considerations,
insects, plant disease agents, integrated pest
management, laws, liability, recordkeeping,
equipment, and disposal.
3/0/0
AGR 140 Agribusiness Management 3 cr.
This course provides an introduction to
agribusiness management principles and skills.
Topics include supply and demand, the role of
agriculture in the economy, economic systems,
and decision making.
3/0/0
AGR 150 Agribusiness Marketing 3 cr.
This course covers basic marketing principles
for agricultural products. Topics include
buying, selling, advertising, processing, standardizing,
grading, storing and marketing of
agricultural commodities and products.
Students will prepare a marketing plan for an
agricultural product or commodity.
3/0/0
AGR 160 Floral Design 3 cr.
This course describes the fundamentals of
commercial floral design theory. Fresh and silk
flower care and handling will be covered as
well as different styles of arrangements.
Operation and management of a retail florist
business will be discussed.
Note: This course can be taken as Adult Ed credit
at BCIT or as a high school CAP course.
2/2/0 Course fee charged
AGR 210 Greenhouse Management
& Crop Production 3 cr.
This course describes the production of plants
under transparency. Topics include
greenhouse construction and types;
greenhouse management issues including
heating, cooling and humidity control; and
scheduling and cultural practices for
greenhouse plants.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: AGR 120 and
AGR 130 or permission
2/2/0 Course fee charged
AGR 220 Nursery Management 3 cr.
This course focuses on establishing and
managing a nursery practice. Topics include
principles, practices, and production of field
grown and container stock; wholesale and
retail nursery business practices; and employee
management practices.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: AGR 120 and AGR
130 or permission
2/2/0 Course fee charged
AGR 230 Vegetable & Crop Production 3 cr.
This course describes the fundamental
principles underlying commercial production
of vegetable and agricultural crops. Topics
include soil management, planting, fertilization,
weed and pest control, harvesting,
post-harvest handling, and marketing.
Specific vegetable and crop characteristics and
growing practices will also be discussed.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: AGR 120 and
AGR 130 or permission
2/2/0 Course fee charges
American Sign Language
ASL 101 Elementary American
Sign Language I 3 cr.
This course introduces students to American
Sign Language, visual-gestural communication,
and deaf culture. Students begin to
develop receptive and expressive communications
skills with an introduction to American
Sign Language transcription, non-manual
behaviors, topic-comment structure, sentence
types, noun-verb pairs, use of space, pronominalization,
classifiers, and temporal and distributional
aspects. A minimum of five contact
hours in the deaf community is required.
3/0/0 FA/SP
To access outlines for these course descriptions, please visit http://www.bcc.edu/pages/476.asp
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